Come Back: A Mother and Daughter's Journey Through Hell and Back was recommended to me by a parent of one of the students at the residential treatment center I work at. The story follows the life of a girl and her mother from the time the girl is born, up through her troubled adolescence until she finishes a long term stay in an intense treatment program. The book was especially interesting to me because of my own experiences working within the field of treatment. It was accurate in its portrayal of many of the things that happen within the world of residential treatment.
The story is told from the perspectives of both the mother and daughter. I thought this was a very smart way to write a book about a parent/adolescent relationship. The book does a good job showing that when an adolescent is sent to treatment, the entire family system (not just the adolescent in treatment) has to make a shift in order to sustain a healthy, positive outcome.
This book is non-fiction and contains mature content, specifically: inappropriate language, drug use and references, and sexual abuse scenes. For mature readers only.
Meet Daniel and Brittany
The challenge that began with "Have a nice life, Daniel Burton" is progressing with favorable results. Surviving and thriving on lively discussions about books, Abby, or the post-grad school world, the Burtons show signs of excellent health and familial success.
Dan and Britt met on a hot July 4th in 2005. Shortly after inviting her to join him for a panoramic view of the Independence Day fireworks, and not long after her denial, Daniel and Britt agreed to break the ice over ice cream. They soon realized that they were both book geeks, decided a permanent union was worth evaluating, and were married just over a year later on another beautiful July day.
After graduating with a law degree from both he and Brittany's alma mater's rival, Daniel is corporate counsel at the Woodbury Corporation, a commercial real estate management and development company in Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, and far more interestingly, Brittany is raising a new generation of Burtons as full-time mother and family creative director. Abby is two and a half, and #2 is on the way, with arrival expected in late June of 2011. The Burtons look forward to many years of exploring canyons, creeks, and mountain tops, swapping novels, notes, and ideas, and enjoying great discussions about people, politics, and their family.
Daniel and Brittany are both graduates of the 2002 class of Brigham Young University. Abby is gunning to graduate from diapers, sooner than later.
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